Oracles And Demons Of Tibet The Cult And Iconography Of The Tibetan Protective Deities

Book Summary


This book is a study of the Tibetan protective deities, those gods worshipped by the Tibetans as protectors and guardians of Buddhism. It details the classification, appearance and attributes of these gods (their iconography) and how they are worshipped through sacrifices, offerings, ceremonies, oracles, feasts, prophetic trances, ritual dances, black magic and weathermaking (their cult).

Book Details


Book Name Oracles And Demons Of Tibet The Cult And Iconography Of The Tibetan Protective Deities
Author Rene De Nebesky-wojkowitz
Publisher Pilgrims Publishing (Dec 1996)
ISBN 9788173030390
Pages 665
Language English
Price 630
 
 

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